Wichita eagle., 1887-07-30
THE COUNTS.
PROBATE COURT

PROBATE COURT
VIII of 81. w Dunning proven and ad
mitted to probate. Bond filed and letters of
administration in the estate of Lick minors.
Marriage license were issued to the follow
lowing: L Lamber and Lizzie Bo le, James
Chapman and Sarah E Perry, all of Wichi-
ia. The former couple, L. Lamber and Liz.
zie Bolle, were in the afternoon united in
marriage.
DISTRICT COURT.
Henry Schweiter VS. Wichita and South
western Railroad Co., suit in eiectment was
filed yester day with Clerk Wright
Twenty-six appeals from the award of the
commissi ners in the matter of the right of
the Kansas Midland wer- also entered.
John Ring appeals from the decision of the
police judge. He was recently convicted OF
violating ordinance No. LOG regarding sale
OF intoxicants within the city limits.
W. G. Levick, convicted Of disturbing the
peace by loud and boistrous conduct, and J.
c. Mccoy, charged with drawing revolver,
also have appealed from the decision of
Judge Dixon
In the matter of the assignment of s. T.
Cravens of the West Side; petition was filed
and application made to the probate judge
to have s. T. Majors appointed receiver; APP
pointment made and bond filed
LIZZIE N. Rice brings suit for divorce from
her husband Philip S. Rice, alleging aban-
donmeDt for one year as q cause. The couple
were married at Oswego. kansas, in March,
1885.
c. A. Gates asks for judgment against J.
L Randall and others for $4,000 part pay
ment made upon purchase of real estate, al
leging defective title.
POLICE COURT.
Vagrancy was the charge against two men
brought yesterday before Judge Dixon.
They had been dealing in intoxicants, and
under the part of the ordinance which makes
vag OF any one engag d in unlawful bust
ness. they had been arrested by the police
They gave the names of John Doe and John
McClain, and each paid fine of $50 and
COSTS
Late in the day two men were brought
into court followed by crowd of men and
boys. Frank Beckman and Frank Yeakey
were the names given. Bee man, the older
Of the two, had commenced a. assault upon
Yeakey, young man, and got in one good
blow over the right eye. Beckman paid IS
and costs and Yeakey s. and costs.
JUSTICE COURT
The Morris case was up again yesterday
MORNING Sarah Shaply wifhdrarp bor ,,Dao
of not guilty to the charge of unlawful CO.
habitation; entered plea of guilty and was
assessed nominal fine, and promised to pack
her trunk and return to ''her MAJ il Michi-
gan. 1t looks now very much as though the
case will be compromised and Mrs. Morris
erring and runaway husband. The last
charge against him will come up next Tues
day or Wednesday.
The man arrested under the name of john
Doe for selling liquor at Eldridge Park, came
into court, and under the name of Dan
Hay es entered a charge of not guilty. The
case comes up for trial next week.
State VS.. Brackcn for running a slaughter
house and thus creating and maintaining a
nuisance was filed by some Of his neighbors.
W. E Burnett was brought into court last
evening to answer to the charge of bigamy
)n a warrant sworn out for his arrest by his
lncle, II w. Dunning, of this city. Burnett
,ame to Wichita two or three months ago
rom Lyons, New York, and engaged in his
rade, painting al papering. Being rather
nd 1nnGinr md of,
,enteel address, he soon became some what
ocial favorite. One of the young ladies who
appeared to become fascinated with him was
Mss Lizzie Adams, daughter of c. E. Adams,
| well known resident of this city. The |
ouple were married about two weeks ago,
md were living apparently very happily
ogether until the young husband was
lrrested yesterday noon. His trial was set
or August Sth and he was remanded |
o the jail where he in company
Nth his faithful wife we're last evening
cen. Burnet says that he is innocent of the
barge and that the prosecution was institut-
d through his mother beca use he failed to |
marry a woman of her choice. He says too |
hat he has been married but that his wife |
las been d ad three years. 1t is claimed by |
ONE that when Burnet first came here he |
ave out he was married. 1t is also stated |
hat the woman claiming to be his legal wife |
ives in Lyons, New York, and now enroute
o the city to assist in the prosecution of her
aithless husband. The facts in the case
vill no doubt come to the surface at the
rial of the case